Search results
Dec 7, 2018 · “Legend has it that the candy cane dates back to 1670, when the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany handed out sugar sticks among his young singers to keep them quiet during the...
- Lesley Kennedy
- 2 min
Nov 30, 2020 · Legend of the Candy Cane: A Candymaker’s Witness – A candymaker wanted to make a Candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white hard candy.
Nov 13, 2022 · In 1919, American candymaker Bob McCormack created the first red-and-white striped candy cane. Since then, the candy cane has become an iconic Christmas decoration and treat. What is the Candy Cane Story? But what is the symbolic meaning of the candy cane?
Dec 20, 2017 · The first documented use of candy canes in the U.S. dates back to 1847, when German-Swedish immigrant August Imgard decorated a blue spruce tree with candy canes and paper ornaments,...
- 1 min
- Mahita Gajanan
Nov 21, 2023 · According to Candy History, “Legend has it that in 1670, the cane-shaped candy became historical when a choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany bent the sugar sticks into canes to appear as shepherd’s hooks.”
Dec 11, 2012 · A candymaker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a witness, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols from the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus...
Dec 24, 2018 · Candy Cane Legends. The origins of the Candy Cane are uncertain and shrouded in legend. One legend says a choirmaster invented a ‘J’ shaped candy to remind the children in the choir of Jesus and to keep them quiet during the long Christmas service.
